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Adam Sandler is an actor and comedian who first rose to national fame as a cast member on Saturday Night Live. Sandler movie credits include Billy Madison (1995), Happy Gilmore (1996), Big Daddy (1999), and Mr. Deeds (2002). Sandler founded Happy Madison film and television production company in 2007.

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Rob Schneider has returned to his entertainment roots. The perpetually busy actor is hitting the stage for a brief stand-up run, which stops Friday, Sept. 26, at the Hu Ke Lau.
"Getting up there and doing my material was always my first...

Tom McCarthy transformed himself from an actor into an indie writer-director, and became a critics' darling. Who knew what he REALLY wanted was to make Adam Sandler comedies? Call it hubris, the belief that he could alter an actor's career arc the way...

DON'T MISS: "SNL 40th Anniversary Special" Party on, Garth! The sketch show that introduced us to so many future comedy stars and memorable catchphrases, celebrates four decades of hilarity. Many of the brightest "Saturday Night...

Netflix finished off 2014 with better-than-expected subscriber growth as the streaming giant gained users outside the U.S.
The company on Tuesday said it added a total of 4.33 million users in the U.S. and internationally in the three months that ended...

Over a January weekend in 2010, Amy Pascal made one of the most audacious decisions of her long tenure as Sony Pictures Entertainment co-chair, a nine-year run that has come to a tumultuous end. When "Spider-Man" director Sam Raimi voiced his...

"Saturday Night Live" plans to celebrate its 40th anniversary this month, with NBC confirming a long list of participants during the Super Bowl. The massive reunion special will air on Feb. 15.
The biggest surprise is Eddie Murphy's planned...

The internal emails leaked in a massive computer hack at Sony Pictures have captivated an entertainment industry that's all ears for scandalous revelations. Beyond the dirty laundry, however, the release of inside information is expected to force...

The leaked documents, with Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen and James Franco cast as clowns, may at times make it all seem like a comedy.
To those whose private correspondence and personal information have been exposed, it may feel like a tragedy.
Make no...

Fallout from the crippling cyberattack on Sony Pictures Entertainment has called into question exactly what the future holds for one of Hollywood's biggest names.
A paralyzed computer system has hampered the studio's ability to make deals, promote...

Just go with it, Adam Sandler: You're Forbes' most overpaid actor for the second year in a row.
Hopefully, "Grown Ups 2" provided the comedian with the maturity to deal with the fact that his films bring in only $3.20 for each buck he's...

There are many ways one takes stock at the end of a year: by lives lived, by lessons learned, by the number of times you rode a mile in some creepy dude’s car thinking it was an Uber. (We’ve heard.) If you see a lot of movies, though, you count the cost...

As the film business gears up to honor the best films of the year at the Academy Awards, the worst are getting recognized, too. The shortlist for the Razzies, which names the worst films of the year, has been obtained by awards site Gold Derby, listing...

Robert Downey Jr. was seeing double at the People's Choice Awards.The star of "The Judge" and "Iron Man" picked up the trophies for favorite dramatic movie actor and favorite movie actor at Wednesday's fan-favorite ceremony honoring...

Film festival news conferences are generally friendly affairs, giving a movie's stars and director the chance to take a public victory lap. But when the cast of Jason Reitman's drama "Men, Women & Children" gathered at the recent Toronto...

Movie star and comedian Adam Sandler announced Wednesday night that he signed an exclusive four-picture deal with Netflix.
Sandler announced the deal on his verified Twitter account.
“I tried to sign up for Netflix but this happened instead,” Sandler...

Richard Kiel, who most famously played the villainous Jaws in two James Bond films starring Roger Moore, "The Spy Who Loved Me" and "Moonraker," and also appeared in Adam Sandler comedy "Happy Gilmore," died Wednesday...

Richard Kiel, the 7-foot-2 actor best known for portraying the James Bond villain Jaws, never wanted to be typecast as a dimwitted character just because of his enormous stature.
While his towering physique may have made him intimidating, he was...

Adam Sandler has prevailed in a legal dispute with a nanny who took care of his children and later accused his company of slavery.
Deanne McDonald was hired as a nanny in 2009 by the "Grown Ups" star’s company HP Production, and the next...

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The M Word
At a struggling Los Angeles TV station, a children's show actress leads her female colleagues as new management arrives from New York on a cost-cutting mission. With Tanna Frederick, Michael Imperioli and Gregory Harrison. Written...